About Papri Basu
Born 1956. Papri Basu is a Bangladeshi academic and writer.
Papri Basu is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter, teacher, social worker and women's rights activist. She was awarded Begum Rokeya Padak in 2019.
Biography Basu was born on 2 March 1956 in Comilla to Pramath Chandra Dhar and Maya Dhar. When she was in class 8 she led a protest to remove a textbook from the curriculum against the Pakistan government. She also went on a hunger strike in front of the Comilla Education Board which was part of their protest. She helped her uncle to edit news and also wrote articles. Her article Manobikotar Proshne Indiraji was published in Anandabazar Patrika.
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Who is Papri Basu?
Bangladeshi freedom fighter, teacher, social worker and women rights activist
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Papri Basu was born on 2 March 1956 in Cumilla District.
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Papri Basu is an academic and writer.
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Papri Basu is Bangladeshi.
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